彰显主基督_七月三十日教会将胜一切阻碍

七月三十日教会将胜一切阻碍

The Church Will Triumph Over Every Obstacle, July 30

“门徒出去，到处宣传福音。主和他们同工，用神迹随着，证实所传的道”（可16:20）。{RC225.1}

They went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Mark 16:20. {RC 225.1}

基督从前怎样差遣祂的门徒出去传道，祂今日照样差遣祂教会中的信徒。使徒所领受的能力也是为他们预备的。只要他们能够以上帝为他们的力量，上帝就必“和他们同工”。他们的工作也决不至于枉然。他们务要认识到；他们所参加的工作乃是上帝所已经印证的。{RC225.2}

As Christ sent forth His disciples, so today He sends forth the members of His church. The same power that the apostles had is for them. If they will make God their strength, He will work with them, and they shall not labor in vain. Let them realize that the work in which they are engaged is one upon which the Lord has placed His signet. {RC 225.2}

祂曾对耶利米说：“你不要说我是年幼的；因为我差遣你到谁那里去，你都要去；我吩咐你说什么话，你都要说。你不要惧怕他们；因为我与你同在，要拯救你。”于是上帝伸手按祂仆人的口说：“我已将当说的话传给你”（耶1:7-9）。上帝也吩咐我们出去宣讲祂所传给我们的话，并用祂的圣手按在我们的口上。{RC225.3}

God said to Jeremiah, “Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee” (Jeremiah 1:7, 8). Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched His servant’s mouth, saying, “Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth” (verse 9). And He bids us go forth to speak the words He gives us, feeling His holy touch upon our lips. {RC 225.3}

基督已经将一个神圣的使命交付祂的教会。每一个肢体都应当作一道川流，以致上帝可以藉着他们将祂恩典的财宝，就是“基督那测不透的丰富”传给世人。救主所最渴慕的，就是一班能向世人表现祂的灵和祂品德的人。而且世界最大的需要，乃是在人的身上的看到救主之爱的表现。全天庭都等着要看，哪一些信徒是上帝所能用来显明基督教能力的人。{RC225.4}

Christ has given to the church a sacred charge. Every member should be a channel through which God can communicate to the world the treasures of His grace, the unsearchable riches of Christ. There is nothing that the Saviour desires so much as agents who will represent to the world His Spirit and His character. There is nothing that the world needs so much as the manifestation through humanity of the Saviour’s love. All heaven is waiting for men and women through whom God can reveal the power of Christianity. {RC 225.4}

教会是上帝所藉以宣传真理的机构，是祂赋予能力去作一番特殊工作的。如果她能效忠上帝并顺从祂一切的命令，上帝恩典的丰美就必显在她里面。只要她忠于职守，并尊荣以色列的上帝，就没有任何权势足以与之抗衡。{RC225.5}

The church is God’s agency for the proclamation of truth, empowered by Him to do a special work; and if she is loyal to Him, obedient to all His commandments, there will dwell within her the excellency of divine grace. If she will be true to her allegiance, if she will honor the Lord God of Israel, there is no power that can stand against her. {RC 225.5}

为上帝和祂圣工所发的热心，曾使早期的门徒为福音作出有力的见证。我们岂不该因这同样的热忱而决心去宣讲赎罪之爱的故事和被钉十字架的基督吗？每一个基督徒都有特权，非但仰望，而也要催促救主的复临。{RC225.6}

Zeal for God and His cause moved the disciples to bear witness to the gospel with mighty power. Should not a like zeal fire our hearts with a determination to tell the story of redeeming love, of Christ and Him crucified? It is the privilege of every Christian, not only to look for, but to hasten, the coming of the Saviour. {RC 225.6}

教会若能披上基督的义袍，而不肯顺从世俗，那么在她面前必要出现光明与荣耀的曙光。上帝对于教会的应许必永远坚立。祂必要使她“变为永远的荣华，成为累代的喜乐。”……每当上帝的信息遭到反对时，祂就必加以新的力量，使它发挥更大的影响。它既赋有上帝的能力，就必冲破最坚固的屏障，并战胜一切的阻碍。（AA.599-601）{RC225.7}

If the church will put on the robe of Christ’s righteousness, withdrawing from all allegiance with the world, there is before her the dawn of a bright and glorious day. God’s promise to her will stand fast forever. He will make her an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.... When the message of God meets with opposition, He gives it additional force, that it may exert greater influence. Endowed with divine energy, it will cut its way through the strongest barriers and triumph over every obstacle.—The Acts of the Apostles, 599-601. {RC 225.7}